Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve Fireworks Shows - Sydney New Year's Eve 2008-09, Sydney New Year's Eve 2007-08, Sydney New Year's Eve 2009-10 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 111. Not illustrated. Chapters: Sydney New Year's Eve 2008 09, Sydney New Year's Eve 2007 08, Sydney New Year's Eve 2009 10, Sydney New Year's Eve 2006 07, Sydney New Year's Eve 2005 06, Sydney New Year's Eve 2004 05, Sydney New Year's Eve 1996 97, Sydney New Year's Eve 1995 96, Sydney New Year's Eve 1997 98, Sydney New Year's Eve 1999 2000, Sydney New Year's Eve 2000 01, Sydney New Year's Eve 2001 02, Sydney New Year's Eve 2002 03, Sydney New Year's Eve 2003 04, Sydney New Year's Eve 1998 99. Excerpt: The 200809 Sydney New Year's Eve Fireworks was the 14th New Year's Eve event in Sydney, held at Sydney Harbour over two days on December 31, 2008 to January 1, 2009, centering at the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was televised on Network Ten in two parts, one being for the family fireworks and the other for the midnight fireworks. It was the second year in succession that 9am with David and Kim host Kim Watkins and Australian Idol host Andrew Gunsberg had hosted it. On December 9, 2008, the theme for the event was revealed to be "Creation" while the theme for the Lord Mayor's Picnic at the Royal Botanic Gardens was "The Magical Oasis." It is produced by Foti International Fireworks, which has done the fireworks for the event since 200001. Network Ten will not continue to be the official broadcaster of Sydney New Year's Eve, after their three-year deal expired. The rights will return to the Nine Network. It was also the first New Year's Eve as creative director for Rhoda Roberts. The celebrations kicked off at 8:30 PM AEDT with cheerleaders performing a karaoke classic, deciding not to use Auld Lang Syne, instead using an adapted version of a Toni Basil song, Mickey, with lyrics starting with "Hey Sydney, you're so fine, you're so fine, you blow my mind.." It was choreographed by Jason Coleman, a judge on So You Think You Can Dance Aust...